| abstract | This paper reports a new species and a new record of the genus Pseudobonzia from Shanghai, China. All type specimens are deposited in the Department of Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai.
1. Pseudobonzia shanghaiensis, sp. nov. (figs. 1-7)
This species is closely related to P. themedae Den Heyer 1977, but can be distinguished from the latter by a number of features. The setation for basifemur I-IV is 5-6-5-2 (4-6-4-2 in P. themedae). The length of body is 607-621µ (324-403µ in P. themedae) The palp extends beyond the apex of the hypostome for a distance about two-thirds of the length of the tibiotarsus (the tibiotarsus is relatively shorter and broader, and extends beyond the apex of the hypostome for a distance about one-third of its length in P. themedae).
Holotyte ♀, paratypes 3♀♀, collected from soil on the campus of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 12. XI 1981.
2. Pseudobonzia themedae Den Heyer 1977
New to China, collected from soil on the campus of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 12. XI 1981. |